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lvwanoz PATENTE AUG. 4, -1903.

JQ H. RECTOR,

sEPARAToR PPILICATION FILED IUSE 5, 1907.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, JESSE H. RECTOR, a citizen of the United States, residin(1r at Murl, in the county of lIVayne, State of lentucky,

have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Separators; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which f it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in separators, and it has particular reference to an attachment for mowy K ing machines, the object being to provide novel means for conveying the pods from t-he i sickle bar to the separating cylinder.

` j f The details of construction will appear in f; i .f thecourse of the following description, in which reference is had to the accompanying l :j l drawings forming a part of this specification,

f like characters of reference designating similar parts throughout the several views,

wherein-- Figure 1 is a top plan view of a machine embodying the improvements comprehended in the present invention. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of such a machine. Fig. 3 is a detailed longitudinal section illustrating the s y construction of the separating cylinder. I Fig. 4 is arear elevation.

Referringspecifically to the accompanying drawings, the numeral 1 designates a lmowing machine of conventional form including the frame 2, the axle 3, the traction Wheels 4, carried thereby, the sickle bar 5,

i and the caster wheel 5 arranged beneath the sickle b ar. Upon the frame 2 is supported a receptacle 6, within which is mounted the concave 7 having the teethS. Journaled in y the side walls of the receptacle 6 is a transg verse shaft 9 carrying the cylinder 10, which cooperates with the concave 7, and to this \\end is formed with teeth 11. The concave 7 and cylinder 10 conjointly constitute the mechanism for separating the. hulls and stems from the beans or peas. The shaft 9 projects beyond the receptacle 6 and on one end carries a sprocket wheel 12, which is driven by a chain 13 from a sprocket wheel l 50 14 on the axle 3. VThe'shaft 9, at its other end, carries a beveled pinion 15 meshing with a similar pinion 16 in the end of a longitudinal shaft 17, the latter carrying sprocket -`\wheels 18. j 55 Supported from the frame 2 is an inclined It. AO.

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` Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 5, 1907. Serial No. $7,439..

PATENT oFFIoE lvelevator frame 19, over which anendlessA conveyer 20 has movement transversely of the mowing machine, and in the' rear of the4 sickle bar 5. rl`he conveyer 2OV is trained over an upper pulley 21 carried on a shaft 22 Patented Aug. 4, 1908. ,L

ard the latter carries at its ends sprocket` wheels 23, which are driven by chains 24 .from the sprocket `wheels. 18. A transverse shaft 25 is supported in bearings A26 for. Wardly of the conveyer 20, and thegshaft 25 carries a drum 7 equi ped with transverse rake bars 2S having ra ially pro'ecting teeth 29, the function of the drum 27 eing to feed the pods from the sickle bar upon the conveyer 20, which transfers them to the se aratin'g mechanism above described. T e` shaft 25 carries at its inner end a sprocket wheel 30, which is driven by a chain 31 vfrom a s rocket wheel 32 provided at the adjacent en of the axle 3..

The attaclnnent comprehended in the present invention is simple in construction, inexpensive 'lo manufacture vand practical and efficient in use.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that simple and efficient means are provided for accomplishing the objects of the invention, but. while the elements herein shown and described are well adapted to serve the functions set forth, it is obvious that various minor changes may be made in the proportions, shape and arrangement Vof the several parts `without'departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the lappended claims.

lVhat is claimed, is-

In a device of the type set forth, the combination with a mowing machine including a frame, a sickle bar, a power shaft, traction wheels on said power shaft, and sprocket wheels on said power shaft, of a receptacle, a toothed concave therein, a transverse shaft projected therethrough, a drum n. `unted on said transverse shaft, said transverse shaft carrying at one end thereof a s )rocket wheel, a chain trained over said s roc et wheel and over one of the sprocket w ieels of said power shaft, an elevator frame, an inclined endless conveyer in the rear of said sickle bar and movable over said frame transversely of said machine a shaft journaled longitudinally of the machine, gearing between said longitudinal shaft and said transverse shaft, said endless convejver including a shaft journaled transversely of said elevator frame and lond thereof g be- *I traner-mateial from said sickle bar t said 

